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Feb 2025
36m 2s

The Murder of Declan Lyons (Vermont)

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About this episode

When a beloved cook and aspiring organic farmer was murdered at work, it left everyone who knew him devastated and shocked. The investigation zeroed in on a suspect, and the case went all the way to trial, but questions still remain more than 20 years later. 

No matter what you believe after hearing the facts of the case, the truth is that a killer is still walking free.

View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/declanlyons

 

Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.

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